1962 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1962 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1961–62 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Mount St. Mary's University and Sacramento State's Ron Rohrer was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
Regionals
Location: Louis Alexander Palestra
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Northeastern
| 88
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| St. Anselm
| 78
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| | Northeastern
| 80
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| | Fairfield
| 69
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| Fairfield
| 86
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| Rochester
| 75
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- Third Place - St. Anselm 83, Rochester 64
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Southern Illinois
| 70
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| Union (TN)
| 56
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| | Southern Illinois
| 88
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| | Evansville
| 83
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| Evansville
| 97
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| North Carolina A&T
| 82
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- Third Place - North Carolina A&T 84, Union 80
Location: Bollman Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 67*
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| Albright
| 64
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 66
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| | Hofstra
| 54
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| Hofstra
| 56
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| C. W. Post
| 55
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- Third Place - Albright 65, C. W. Post 59
Location: Memorial Hall
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Florida A&M
| 74
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| Youngstown State
| 60
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| | Florida A&M
| 33
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| | Wittenberg
| 35
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| Wittenberg
| 69
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| Gannon
| 43
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- Third Place - Youngstown State 58, Gannon 52
Location: Hornet Gym
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Cal Poly Pomona
| 88
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| Fresno State
| 81
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| | Cal Poly Pomona
| 65
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| | Sacramento State
| 73
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| Sacramento State
| 68
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| Seattle Pacific
| 57
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- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 73, Fresno State 68
Location: Athletics-Recreation Center
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Concordia (IL)
| 79
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| Illinois State
| 61
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| | Concordia
| 72
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| | Valparaiso
| 75
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| Valparaiso
| 75
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| Kentucky State
| 61
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- Third Place - Kentucky State 77, Illinois State 72
Location: Indian Fieldhouse
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| SE Missouri State
| 57
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| Abilene Christian
| 55
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| | SE Missouri State
| 76
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| | Arkansas State
| 64
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| Arkansas State
| 66
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| Lamar
| 65
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- Third Place - Lamar 83, Abilene Christian 74
Location: Ira J. Taylor Gymnasium
| Regional Semifinals
| | | Regional Final
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| Northern Iowa
| 81
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| Hamline
| 68
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| | Northern Iowa
| 77
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| | Nebraska Wesleyan
| 78
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 71
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| Grinnell
| 65
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- Third Place - Hamline 76, Grinnell 68
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
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| Northeastern
| 57
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| Southern Illinois
| 73
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| | Southern Illinois
| 57
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 58
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 43
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| Wittenberg
| 39
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| | Mount St. Mary's
| 58*
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| | Sacramento State
| 57
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| Sacramento State
| 61
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| Valparaiso
| 54
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| | Sacramento State
| 74**
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| | Nebraska Wesleyan
| 73
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| SE Missouri State
| 61
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 71*
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- Third Place - Southern Illinois 98, Nebraska Wesleyan 81
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jim Mumford (Nebraska Wesleyan)
- John O'Reilly (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Ed Pfeiffer (Mount Saint Mary's)
- Ron Rohrer (Sacramento State)
- Ed Spila (Southern Illinois)
See also
References
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